We are excited about having any new prospective members 16 &
olderin The Southern
Independent Conference Officials association and SICOAfootball
officiating. We are a member of
the Florida High School Athletics Association
(FHSAA) and the National Association of
Sports Officials, (NASO). We are the largest provider of officials for
youth leagues with twenty crews working every Saturday from mid August to early
December. We service youth conferences in the five immediate bay area county's
(Hillsborough, Pasco, Polk, Pinellas & Manatee).The entire
staff and board of directors is prepared
to assist you in both your training
and on fieldpreparation. Our desire is that your experience
will be one of personal growth, officiating achievement, and on field success.Tour our website at www.sicoaofficials.comSICOAconducts
a superior training and mentoring
program. All prospective officials
annually benefit from our
training classes and pre-season field
instruction. You can be sure that you will receive individualized
attention as a new
SICOA member.

2013 Spring Workshop & Training
Classes

Our ninth annual spring
workshop and training classes are designed for those new to football officiating
and those that started officiating in 2011 or later (less than three years
experience). These classroom sessions are held one night per week for about two
hours for six weeks and is under the direction of our Training Director Ernest
Smith and his staff. There will also be field training while working Pop Warner
Spring Football and selected high school spring scrimmages. When working Pop
Warner spring, you will be compensated to help defray some of the initial costs
of starting out with fees and uniform expenses.

Bring a
friend, co-worker or relative to our first meeting. There is no financial
obligation to join SICOA at this meeting. We want you to WANT to officiate and
not be pressured to work despite the compensation that you
will receive or
the general requirements for membership.

Requirements

Officiating candidates and active officials must meet the minimum
requirements set forth by both SICOA and the FHSAA. They include, but are not
limited to:
1. Minimum age of 16 (must be born on or before 7/1/97)
2.
Must be in reasonable good physical condition (could work up to 7 games on a Saturday in excessive heat)3.
Must be able to successfully complete and pass a national Level II criminal
background check
4. Must be available on Saturday's from July thru December
from 8:00am to 10:00pm. Optional availability for
new officials can be
Wednesday, Thursday & Friday's for afternoon and evening interscholastic
games.
5. Must have reliable transportation
6. Must register and be
accepted by both SICOA ($50 annual fee) and the FHSAA ($41 annual fee).7.
Student Officials 16 and older and still in high school as of 9-1-13 have
reduced fees and are not
required to undergo the National Level II
background check.

Benefits Of Being A SICOA Football
Official

You will meet
new friends, develop long lasting relationships and be a part of the nation's
most popular sport. And, you get paid to do it. Youth games pay from $25.00
(youth flag) to $45.00 (youth tackle). Middle school games pay $62.00, junior
varsity is $54.00 and high school varsity pays $70.00. Clock operators are
compensated $34.00 per game. An average Saturday will have you on the field for
4-6 games and at least one clock. Fees are paid in cash at the game sites at the
end of the day's schedule.
Your FHSAA membership entitles you to all 2013
rulebooks, practice testing, officials manual and more. Plus, you have an
accident insurance policy that covers you at all games and is primary insurance
if you have no coverage and pays secondary to your own insurance if benefits
expire.
You will be responsible to obtain and purchase your own officiating
uniform and equipment. But that can be made back just after your first Saturday
of regular season games.
Then, there is the opportunity for you to move up in
the association. This is up to you. It relates to your on field performance,
evaluations and ratings, meeting attendance and annual test score.We
call it paid exercise. What a great way to pick up some extra cash during the
week while working football
games. An average official that works Wednesday
nights, Thursday and/or Friday afternoon and nights and all day Saturday can
easily take home about $450.

Transfer Requirements(Officials with more than three years
experience)

All transferofficialsmust
meet the association's
general transfer requirements, as well
as FHSAA transfer policies in order
to officiatecontests that are contracted by this
association. If you are an official that
started officiating in 2010 or earlier, please contact us directly for
information provided to transfer officials. Please e-mail us with your
information at info@sicoaofficials.com.

We hope the information in
this e-mail was helpful. If you have any additional questions or comments,
please feel free to e-mail us at info@sicoaofficials.com. It is our
hope to see you March 19th at our first meeting for the 2013 spring
workshop.